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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1937

4,302 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 216

BOWLS Quirindi Silver Buttons QUIRINDI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 11

A close match was played for the silver buttons between G. Wilkins and J. Kilroy and A. Assef and G. Byers (holders. The holders retained the…

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GOLF Murrurundi Associates MURRURUINDI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 11

Murrurundi associates opened their season with a nine-holes stroke competition, Mrs. McKinlay, playing her first game in Murrurundi, being the…

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TENNIS Night Championships the Fixtures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 11

The matches for next week in the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association's night championships are as follows:…

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GOLF Winter Opening Morpeth Club Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 6

A number of players from other clubs, took part in the mixed foursomes event conducted by the Morpeth Golf Club this afternoon to mark…

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Dog Racing The Swank's Great Run Narrabri Winner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 11

The large attendance at the Maitland greyhound racing on Wednesday night, witnessed a great exhibition of galloping by the…

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Rugby League Competition Opens High Scoring Waratah Down to Cessnock Maitland Beaten

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 7

In the opening series of the 1937 Rugby League competitions, played to-day, scoring was rather free. Last year's premiers, Waratah-Mayfield, went down to Cessnock at…

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Social Life in Sydney Easter Closes with many Dances—Entertainments and Fun— Prosperity has Returned in a Gala Spirit—Autumn Frocking at the A.J.C. Races—Lovely Woollens and Gorgeous Furs—C.W.A. Stage an Interesting and Instructive Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 5

THE last day of the autumn race meeting at Randwick from a woman's point of view was…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 3

The President's Cup. singles are creating a lot of interest, and some big surprises occurred. B. C. Robinson was too good for Nichols…

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SINGLETON & DISTRICT Rugby League SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 2

History was repeated on the Rugby ground at Singleton yesterday afternoon, when Morpeth-East Maitland again played a draw-16-all —with,…

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Rugby Union Prospects for Season Trial Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 6

The last of the Rugby Union trail games wore played on Saturday. Entries close to-night for the competitions, which are to…

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Sparkling Football Singleton's Marked Improvement

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 3

Patrons at the St. Patrick's sports ground yesterday were accorded a full "money's worth" in watching the match between…

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Dog Racing Maitland Meeting the Draw

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 5

Only one of the eleven races at the Maitland greyhound racing on Wednesday: night will be over 700 yards, all the others being…

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Sporting Turf. Warwick Farm Races

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 3

Following are results of the meeting at Warwick Farm on Saturday:— Trial Hurdle Race, 1½ mile.—-April Fire, 9.0 (Trick), 1; Battle Play, 11.0,…

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Rugby League Bright Play in Opening Games Premiers Beaten

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 6

Nobody had to fight his way into the various football grounds on Saturday, yet the serving was distinctly good for an opening day. Mostly things went according to expectations,…

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Picnic Races Glendonbrook Meeting SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 2

Ideal weather favored a good attendance at Glendonbrook on Saturday for the race meeting held in old of the N.A.A and hall lurd…

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Cup Final Preston-Sutherland British Football London, April 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 6

Preston North End and Sunder-land will moot in the final of the Football Association Cup at Wembley on May 1…

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Sporting Coursing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1937 · page 5

Result of meeting held at Muswellbrook on Saturday night: last:—- Maiden Stake, 480 yards: Gay Echo (6 to 1), Mate's Image, Nobby's…

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Rugby League Ripples

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1937 · page 5

Cessnock made a great kickoff in the premiership competition by defeating Waratah 23-13 at Wanatah Oval on…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1937 · page 5

A general meeting of the Scone Football Club was held on 8th inst.; Mr. W. Hudson occupying the chair. There were also seven others…

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Greyhound Racing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1937 · page 8

Entries for the greyhound racing meeting to be conducted by the Show and Sports Club on Saturday night close on Thursday at 6 p.m. The…

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